MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
blended learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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